The Coal City Fire Protection District is Under a Fire Weather Warning. There is NO outside buring allowed during these times. Please follow the weather advisories of the National Weather Service.
All of us at the Coal City Fire Protection District, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, are pleased that you are taking the time from your day to visit with the Fire / EMS District. Thank you for your support.
Our goal is to provide the highest skilled response to our residents and visitors in a time of need. We are constantly challenged with the task of improving upon the services that we provide to our citizens to insure that they receive quality service.
The Coal City Fire Protection District continues to provide a variety of services to meet the challenges we face day in and day out, whether it be a fire, emergency medical call, or disaster we stand ready to work and be there whenever the need arises.
Our greatest asset is our personnel their dedication, positive attitude, and sheer determination make this organization the benchmark of quality customer service. Our personnel continue to make the Coal City Fire Protection District a better and safer place to live, work, and play.
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 334 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2012
...HIGH FIRE DANGER DUE TO WARM...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON... .IT WILL BE WARM...DRY AND WINDY THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. LACK OF RAINFALL IN RECENT WEEKS HAS PRODUCED DRY CONDITIONS. THIS COMBINATION WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRES.
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK- LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD- LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON- 334 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2012 /434 PM EDT THU MAY 24 2012/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /9 PM EDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA...
* AFFECTED AREA...NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH NORTHERN ILLINOIS... AND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH NORTHWEST INDIANA * TIMING...THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...SMALL FIRES COULD EASILY SPREAD AND BECOME WILDFIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. &&